In 2013, RBC economists expect a slight improvement in global growth, with a weak first half giving way to a stronger second half of the year.

“In this environment, we believe equity investors will be rewarded by investing in well-capitalized companies exhibiting a combination of above average growth and visibility,” Marc Harris and Richard Talbot, the firm’s co-heads of global research, said in the report.

They noted that the list focuses on stocks that should benefit from both a cyclical recovery and company-specific tailwinds, in additional to companies offering a dividend yield that is competitive in the current low growth, low interest rate environment.

They also expect companies with leverage to the U.S. housing recovery, energy sector and global economic recovery will be well positioned.

Analysts were asked to focus on names with a market cap of $2-billion or higher, average daily liquidity of at least $20-million and that would be suitable to global investors.

RBC Capital Markets provides fundamental research on 1,500 equities globally, with 800 based in the US, 375 in Canada, and 300 in the UK and Europe.

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